As the fastest-growing, second-largest sector of the U.S. economy, health care offers unique opportunities for service and compassionate care. The MBA in Health Care Administration is designed for practicing clinicians and health care professionals who are leaders or aspiring leaders in health care organizations. The program prepares you for leadership and management in hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, assisted living facilities, and group practices. It includes 6 Graduate Business Core courses followed by 6 specialized courses, for a total of 36 credit hours.

While we pride ourselves on the quality of our programs and our supportive faculty, we believe you'll experience much more at MVNU—a program that focuses on the development of the individual as a whole person. The value of our program is enhanced through the outstanding customer service and personal interest we provide to help you achieve success.

Graduate Business Core

The foundational course, Ethics, Leadership, and Faith, must be your first course, while Strategic Management must be your final course.

Course Number

Course Name

Credit Hours

MAN6113

Ethics, Leadership, and Faith

3

MAN6023

Organizational Behavior

3

MAN6123

Legal Issues in Management

3

ECO6083

Managerial Economics

3

MAR6003

Marketing Management

3

MAN6043

Strategic Management

3

Total

18

MBA—Health Care Administration

Specific courses that must be taken for the MBA—Health Care Administration are listed below.

Course Number

Course Name

Credit Hours

HCA6013

Financial Management in HCA

3

HCA6033

Health Services Administration

3

HCA6043

Legal Aspects of HCA

3

HCA6053

Management of HC Human Resources

3

HCA6063

Quality Management in HC Organizations

3

HCA6073

Leadership in HC Organizations

3

Total

18

Descriptions

Graduate Business Core

MAN6113Ethics, Leadership, and Faith (3)
An exploration of the thesis that the essence of effective leadership lies in a commitment to Christ-centered principles that foster the development of excellent character and unquestioned integrity. Challenges to this thesis will be examined and are certain to stimulate vigorous debate. From these discussions, as well as the assigned reading, a leadership platform emerges that serves as a guide for effective decision-making. It announces to others: “This is what I stand for. This is what I believe.”

MAN6023Organizational Behavior (3)
A systematic examination of variables, psychological and sociological, that are important in the comprehension of individual motivation, the managing of groups, interpersonal relationships, and organizational effectiveness, as well as creativity and leadership within the organization.

MAN6123Legal Issues in Management (3)
A course designed to give students an understanding of the legal concepts, rights, obligations and liabilities faced in the business environment. This course focuses on the arena in which commercial transactions occur and the legal issues that arise with these transactions. It is the goal of this course to prompt students to proactively consider legal issues among the decision dimensions when making a business decision.

ECO6083Managerial Economics (3)
A study of the concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics theory and policy including the concepts of demand and supply theory, resource and product markets, fiscal and monetary policy, and price theory and profit maximization.

MAR6003Marketing Management (3)
An introduction to the theory and practical application of marketing principles. Special emphasis is given to developing a framework for analyzing strategic marketing situations by defining target markets and developing a marketing mix related to the market stakeholders of the organization.

MAN6043Business Marketing (3)
A capstone study of how firms formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. Students study strategic management concepts and techniques used to chart the future direction of different organizations. The major responsibility of the student is to make objective strategic decisions based on an integrated perspective of the program curriculum and to justify their decisions through oral and written communication.

MBA—Health Care Administration

HCA6013Financial Management in Health Care Environments (3)
An introduction to financial principles and concepts as applied to health care financial management of both for-profit and not-for-profit entities within the context of the health care environment. Basic vocabulary, processes, functions and reports are presented, including financial statements as commonly seen in health care environments. In addition, considerations for cash flow, payables and receivables, and considerations in working with various types of revenue streams are also presented.

HCA6033Health Services Administration (3)
An introduction to the structure and components of the health care delivery system in the United States.

HCA6043Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3)
A study of principles and theories of law that relate to health care delivery. Applications in law are examined, both generally and in relation to health care liability and risks facing health care administrators. Topics include the legal system in the United States, tort law, professional negligence, contracts, anti-trust issues, corporate liability, department liabilities, information systems and management, issues of consent, reporting requirements, rights of patients, malpractice insurance, labor relations, employment law, managed care, and risk reduction.

HCA6053Management of Health Care Human Resources (3)
A study of key concepts, principles, and practices of human resources management for health care professionals. Special emphasis is given to conflict, stress management, legal issues, regulatory issues and other essential aspects of personnel management.

HCA6063Quality Management in Health Care Organizations (3)
Special emphasis is given to measurement and improvement of quality in health care organizations. Special emphasis is given to commonly used principles and practices of quality management in health care.

HCA6073Leadership in Health Care Organizations (3)
A synthesis of theories, strategies, and systems of managing and leading health care organizations. Distinctive leadership styles are studied and considerable attention is given to insights gained from real life leadership scenarios.